New World screwworm, a devastating parasite that eats cattle and other wild animals alive, traveled north from Central ...

Sometime in the next decade, a woman in Buenos Aires will go to her cardiologist complaining of breathlessness and fatigue.

Anthropologist and author David Samson examines how the story of human sleep unfolded in his new book, “The Sleepless Ape.” ...

Light pollution means city dwellers, and even residents of country towns, are increasingly missing out on the majesty above their heads.

Here are some statistics: More than 1,500 wildflowers. More than 500 mosses and lichen.

On June 7 the ByTowne’s biweekly Twin Peaks series continues with Season 2’s Episodes 15 to 18. As FBI Agent Dale Cooper’s investigation continues, more weird mysteries and conspiracies are revealed, ...

Leishmania are microscopic parasites spread by infected sand flies that cause leishmaniasis, a group of diseases ranging from skin ulcers to life-threatening infections of internal organs. Credit: ...

The plan is part of the company's Debug initiative, a decade-old program that intends to reduce diseases spread by mosquitoes ...

The chirrup of a cricket. The stark flash of orange and black wings fluttering around flowers. The drunken looping flight of ...

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The Solenostomus snuffleupagus are about 4–5 centimeters or the size of a golf tee. Kerryn Parkinson, Australian Museum The ...